In opposition to the Dove World Outreach Center’s Qur’an book burning being done in the name of Christ on September 11, 2010, I am sharing a quote from the Qur’an each Friday in September. As a librarian I refuse to support the burning of any book anywhere. As a Christian, I follow Jesus’ command in Matthew 7:12, “Do to others whatever you would have them do to you. This is the law and the prophets.” I don’t want my books burnt, so I will never burn or condone burning the books of others.

Today’s quote is from the chapter of the Qur’an called “The Immunity“:

[9.104] Do they not know that Allah accepts repentance from His servants and takes the alms, and that Allah is the Oft-returning (to mercy), the Merciful?

If you have a blog, I encourage you in sharing verses from the Qur’an that you find positive. Together we can show the world that Dove World Outreach is not typical in their view of Christianity.

About the Koran

This is an electronic version of The Holy Qur’an, translated by M.H. Shakir and published by Tahrike Tarsile Qur’an, Inc., in 1983. The text was provided by the Online Book Initiative and subsequently marked up at the HTI in SGML. Like all the versions of this text derived from the Online Book Initiative, it is not free from errors and represents the text as published. We will strive to correct any transcription errors pointed out to us.